October 2016 Group Watch: Political Trailblazer Lucy Baxley Passes
Noted Alabama public servant Lucy Baxley died peacefully on Friday, October 14, at age 78. After working in Birmingham real estate, Baxely entered politics and enjoyed much success. She was elected as state treasurer in 1994 and again in 1998. She made history by becoming the state’s first female lieutenant governor, serving from 2003-2007. While in that role, she ran as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2006 but lost in the general election. After suffering a stroke in 2006, she pushed on and became president of the Public Service Commission in 2008. Throughout her career, she was someone Alabama could be proud of, and all of us here at The Bloom Group offer our sympathy and prayers to her family and many friends.
